Thomas Kilby

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Thomas Erby Kilby, Sr. (b. July 9, 1865, Lebanon, Tennessee – d. October 22, 1943, Anniston, Alabama) was an American Democratic politician.

He was Governor of Alabama from 1919 to 1923. He was Lieutenant Governor of Alabama from 1915-1919.

In 1921, he was depicted on the Alabama centennial half dollar, making him the first person ever to appear on a US coin while still alive.

He died in 1943 in Anniston, Alabama, aged 78.

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Biography courtesy of the Alabama Department of Archives

Political offices
Preceded by
Charles Henderson
Governor of Alabama
1919 — 1923
Succeeded by
William W. Brandon
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